HOW CAN WE ESCAPE, IF WE NEGLECT SO GREAT SALVATION GOD PROVIDED IN OUR DAY THROUGH THE SON OF MAN Volume 2 Preached @ HOUSEHOLD OF GOD, OBOSIMA. IMO STATE, NIGERIA. ON 15TH AUGUST, 2020. BY EVANGELIST BEN OKEZUE AUTHORIZED AND APPROVED BY THE SON OF MAN APOSTLE PETER ODOEMENA THE GREAT DIVINITY
WHOSOEVER GOD SENT IN YOUR DAY IS THE GOD OF YOUR DAY. ONCE HE FINDS FAULT
WITH YOU, GOD HAS FOUND FAULT WITH YOU; WHEN YOU ARE PLEASING HIM, YOU ARE PLEASING THE PERSON THAT SENT HIM. IF
YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM IS STRAINED, FORGET ABOUT ETERNAL LIFE FOR YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD IS STRAINED.
NO DECEPTION IS OF THE TRUTH VOL 1 PREACHED ON 28TH JAN 2001 PAGE 85 VS 40
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STOP AND THINK; THE HAND WRITING IS ON THE WALL
Let us continue with the same message page 89 “FOOD FOR THOUGHT – “We heard this frightening voice yet we cannot stop and think, is it because your name is not mentioned? What if God will use you to fulfill it? It is because you are yielding towards it.
I have come to the realization that God will not use a righteous man to fulfill a wicked thing rather God will use a hypocrite, a make believer numbered among the mixed multitude to fulfill everything that is ungodly.
A righteous man can never fulfill a wicked side of the Scripture or Prophecy”.
(Reference from the message – ordination of Pastor Vol. 2 preached 1st April 2018 Page 60 Verse 25 – 26)” God warned us to stop deifying wealth, riches and earthly things. It kills and makes somebody to be totally lost. This is the time of fulfilling different kinds of prophecies.
So don’t say you are free because God did not mention your name. He said, what if God will use you to fulfill dangerous prophecies because you felt indifferent to God’s word and neglected the word of Salvation justifying yourself in error not knowing that God’s silence is not cowardice but he may have summarily dismissed your matter without your knowing it.
God is all out to fulfill all that have proceeded out of his mouth-for good to the elect, for evil to the non-elect.
Let us continue in the same message page 90 Verse 2 – 6 “Stop and think, Nuggets from restoration to mercy, page 3 “I am your mercy seat, however, I know on that day, I will change position, and sit on the Judgment seat.
He that has brought you this far is the same one you will meet at the end. You are not meeting any other person other than He that is with you now. Believe it if you can…
“The interest of your family is paramount in my heart. Yes! The peaceful co-existence of every family is paramount in my heart. I do not want to see anybody missing in paradise.
I do not want to see anybody missing. That is why I am talking pains to remove all obstacles. I will come lowest to the lowest human being so that in the end, if you perish, you blame yourself. You do not need to blame me.
There is no instrument within my disposal which I will not use to bring you to total obedience to the Truth”.
Page 95:14 “Whether you like it or not, somebody must find himself in paradise. That which is difficult for you to do, if somebody does it, you are guilty. The person will stand to testify against you”
Page 96:17-18 “While watching, begin now to put things right, begin now! Stop at nothing because I am sure and certain that we are now at the concluding side of the Bridal Faith, but if you are here sitting down as an observer; only stranger.
But the real seed of God here, they can understand the handwriting on the wall. They can also understand the symphony of the message. They can watch event unfolding and the hour we are in, even your own human desire”.
Brethren, God brought great salvation to us through the Son of Man whose thought towards us are the thoughts of good and not of evil.
He does not want to see us missing in paradise because of his great love, wishing the best for our families. Using all His powers, sufferings to save us, He wants us to make all wrongs right.
Those that are saved by Christ have his assurance. Nothing gives a Man Joy more than knowing that he is not deceived. When you have assurance of salvation, you rest for you have escaped God’s condemnation.
Let us consider some nuggets from the Message preached by the Son of Man, Apostle Peter Odoemena on 7th March 1999 at the Household of God Onitsha, Titled “Assurance of Salvation” Page 3
“If God is not a Man, how can man relate with Him? Every messenger of God in every age has always been God Man. As God to save and as Man to make the enemies of God doubt Him, despise Him and reject Him. Yet, in him is the Almighty hidden. Believe it if you can”.
If you are doubting, despising and rejecting the Son of Man who is the word made flesh, you are doing so because you are God’s enemy. But will you bear what will befall God’s enemies?
Despising God means despising His word for God is His word. Rejecting God means Rejecting, neglecting the word and the personality of God revealed in your day.
Today anyone who doubts, despises and reject the Son of Man, did the same thing to the Almighty God Himself. This is the basis for eternal separation from God. It is also why they can’t escape God’s Judgment.
Page 5 of the same Message, “Note the scripture in St. Luke Chapter 5:24 Says that ye may know that the Son of Man hath the power to forgive sin on Earth. Son of Man is Son of Man. He is the Anointed word of God in every age.
He has the power to forgive sins, Thus, whatever He has forgiven is forgiven. By revelation you can follow this Faith to paradise, but the blindness in your hearts is becoming too much because of little little things that will perish with the user.
I am saying that the Justifier of the Gentiles is already on the scene. The Gentiles need no other Justifier but me. If am making a false claim, there will not be a heavenly witness.
Do not mix Grace and the law. Do not try to bring old wine and put it into the new wine. The bottle will break. Do not use new clothe to patch old one. If you do not know what to say, close your mouth. If this message is above you, it is not meant for you”.
BRETHREN, THIS IS VERY CLEAR. IF THE SON OF MAN DID NOT KNOW WHO HE IS, WILL HE BE MAKING AUTHORITATIVE STATEMENTS? WILL HE STAMP HIS AUTHORITY HARD? WILL HE INTRODUCE HIMSELF?
ANYBODY WHO DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE SON OF MAN HAS THE POWER TO FORGIVE SIN, WILL HIS SINS BE FORGIVEN? WILL SOMEBODY BE SAVED IF HIS/HER SINS ARE NOT FORGIVEN?
IF ANYBODY TODAY IS STILL LOOKING BACK TO THE LORD JESUS FOR FORGIVENESS IN THIS DISPENSATION OF THE SON OF MAN, WILL HE BE SAVED? SAYING YOU BELIEVE IN THE LORD JESUS THE CHRIST AND REFUSE TO BELIEVE THE SON OF MAN JESUS SPOKE ABOUT IS FOOLISHNESS AND EVEN A MISPLACED FAITH, UNRECOGNIZED BY ALMIGHTY GOD.
YOU MUST KNOW YOUR DAY AND ITS MESSAGE THE SON OF MAN IS THE MESSAGE OF GOD FOR THIS BRIDAL AGE. HE IS THE GREATEST GIFT OF SALVATION TO ALL MANKIND. HE IS THE ONLY SUPREME LEADER TO PARADISE AND THE JUSTIFIER OF THE GENTILES.
HE IS NOT MAKING A FALSE CLAIM HENCE THE NUMEROUS SUPERNATURAL WITNESSES. MIXING OLD WITH NEW IS MIXING JESUS CHRIST WITH PETER CHRIST (THE SON OF MAN FOR THIS DAY). THEY EXISTED AT DIFFERENT TIMES, PLACES, AND NAMES. ONE THING IDENTICAL IS THAT THEY HAVE THE SAME SPIRIT OF CHRIST.
THIS IS THE DAY OF THE SON OF MAN. HE HAS ABSOLUTE POWERS AND AUTHORITIES TO CONTROL THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH AT THE SAME TIME. ONLY SUPERNATURAL BELIEVERS BELIEVE THIS TYPE OF MESSAGE. THE SAME POINT IS THE POINT OF SALVATION. THE LORD SPOTTED OUT ALL THAT ARE NOT OF GOD AND EVEN DESCRIBED THEM.
Let us consider from Page 22:3-8 “I want to speak to you on Assurance of Salvation. When you have assurance of Salvation, you do not have any other problem. Your salvation will be clear and evident to you.
I have touched on so many cankerworms and caterpillars that have been busy eroding the Fabrics of the church; eroding the foundation of the Church which is found among us.
These caterpillars and cankerworms, palmerworms, they are human beings. They are operating, using human agents. When you see people in the church sitting down perfectly, you think they are passive.
They are not passive, they are restive. My Joy is that almost all of them know very well that I know them. And they know very well that they are wasting their time. But how to come to me is where the problem lies.
What is more, they have not been able to come until my anger and fury have risen. The Lord at a time called His people to “Come, let us reason together. “But a time came when he said, I will no longer Chide”.
Your salvation belongs to you; your destruction belongs to you. What do I gain in the end? Nothing! I say your salvation belongs to you. Your destruction belongs to you. What do I gain in the end? Nothing! Do I take delight in talking? If I take delight in talking, surely you know where I should have been by now…”
Please do not wait until God have discarded you summarily. Let us make sure that we use the little time remaining now to make right with God. If you do not know when you are right with God and when you are not right with Him, it means you are a reprobate. And when you become reprobate, the word of God will mean nothing again to you, then you are discarded and become Sad News, only profitable for destruction.
One thing clear is that God knows who is who and everybody knows what he or she is thinking, feeling, desiring and doing at any point in time.
SALVATION IS PERSONALIZED. THE SAME WAY DESTRUCTION IS PERSONALIZED. THE SAVIOUR AND THE DESTROYER IS ALSO HERE WITH US. WHICHEVER ONE YOU NEED, IS THE ONE YOU WILL GET.
Let us go further in the same message “ASSURANCE OF SALVATION” page 32:33-50 “Many of you here are idolaters yet you do not know. You think the only person that is an idolater is one that is bowing to a graven image? No!
There are so many graven images in your hearts. Worship takes place in the hearts. Many, many, graven images in your heart, God is saying that the work of righteousness is peace, effect of righteousness is peace.
Effects of righteousness are assurance. Blessed assurance, Christ is mine. It is a blessed assurance that gives you a blessed hope, that come what may, I am secured in Him eternally.
Nothing upsets me because a real Child of God, nothing upsets Him. That is why the prophet said, “A true child of God rests. He does not run to and fro for consultation, consulting brother A, Brother B”, Every time, consultation.
The person has not Started resting, something is still wrong. The moment a Child of God rests, he doesn’t negotiate revelation with anybody again.
Yes, he does not negotiate or even discuss it. He is rest assured. Then, for somebody who is rest assured, resolute, grounded and settled, watch him, the effect of this assurance of this salvation will be quietness. His life will be quiet and orderly. His home, quiet and orderly.
Everything will be witnessed quiet. No stumbling block. No occasion to offend anybody. And in such a stabilized quiet condition, achieved by God’s righteousness, watch, if there will be anybody in the Name of this Faith that Sneaks in or comes openly with another spirits, He will feel very uncomfortable because that darkness cannot comprehend the light that is already shining.
He will be at war and remain at war until He is either converted or he leaves the family. This is the problem why you cannot live together. This is the problem why there is gossip; complaining and murmuring among you for there is not even one that is righteous according to God’s standard.
Everybody wants to be righteous by works. Nobody is depending on what Christ has done so that he can now be quiet and stop judging others actions. That is why you are not quiet.
God wants real peaceful, quiet environment to exit in every family. So that when he will consider his Bride, surely, He will see a well-adorned Bride that is fully and whole heartedly depending on Him.
The Bride depending on what Christ had achieved for her and not on what she has contributed or what she will contribute”
Brethren, as a woman depends on the Husband so will the Bride depend on Christ, the Son of Man. He has done it for us; we are only appreciating and reciprocating his love.
Only those who are beneficiaries of this great Salvation from Christ, the Son of Man are in this category. No more problems! We are enjoying quite rest in Him.
A true wife enjoys the presence, words, security, provision and personality of the Husband. If you are not happy with the Son of Man, it is because you’re not saved, you are struggling to save yourself walking in the impossible road to heaven.
You will not be covered by his righteousness if you disbelieved, neglected, unfaithful and disobedient to him.
You find it impossible to trust and depend on Him simply because you are blind to the great Salvation God provided in our day through the Son of Man. Better change your stand now before the doom day.
…NOW, THAT THE LIFE YOU ARE LIVING NOW IS NOT BEING CONTROLLED BY YOUR HUMAN SENSES, RATHER, THE WORD OF GOD IS CONTROLLING YOUR LIFE. IF THE WORD OF GOD IS CONTROLLING MY LIFE, AND CONTROLLING YOUR LIFE, IT MEANS THAT WE WILL BE ONE. AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHERE CHRIST WANTS TO BRING THE CHURCH TO. THAT IS WHAT WE CALL PERFECTION..
ONE OF YOUR WILL BETRAY ME VOL 1 PREACHED ON 17TH NOV 1994 PAGE 47 VS 32.
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YOU MUST BE DRESSED WITH THE FULL WORD OF GOD
Let’s continue from verse 42 page 36 of the same message. “The adorning of the Bride is the responsibility of the Bridegroom. I have to dictate the choice of material you put on. The way I want you to appear is the way you are going to appear, After all you are going to stay with me, not with any other person”
This is what Son of Man; the LORD PETER CHRIST has been doing from the very beginning. He has not only given us the dress, but has revealed the dress, our righteousness even when he revealed His Original body. We cannot deny this fact. It is even hanging in our houses.
He has brought immortality to focus. He is immortality himself. This message was preached on 7th march 1999 a sure sign that the Son of Man knows who he is. He knows he is the “BRIDEGROOM OF HIS BRIDE”. That settles the matter.
A man chooses any woman of his choice when it comes to marriage. And the Man marries his character. So the Son of Man is married to those who have his character and attributes.
If you are not satisfied in his ability, provision, Authority, personality, it means you have rejected him as your husband. Christ cannot force you to marry him. You are looking for your type of person to marry.
Nobody is now adequate for you if not the devil. You are either married to Christ or the devil. Pause and think. Find out who your Spiritual husband is.
From verse 43 of the same page we continue: “Any other person is a spectator. At the end of the day, you go home with me. I have adorned you in a manner that is pleasing to me. In other words, all these years, God has been aiming at forcing the Bride to agree and submit herself to the point of being completely dependent on the Bridegroom”.
Why will I allow my husband to force me to agree, depend and submit to him? Does it mean I did not agree that He should marry me in the beginning?
If you must be forced before you agree, submit and depend on your husband, it means you have not accepted the marriage with your heart. There is somebody else you are agreeing, submitting and depending on.
Any woman that does not meet up in these qualities, agreement, submission and dependence is surely married but single. So is it today. Some are cleaving to the Name of Christ but submitting to the devil. They must be disgraced, disappointed and destroyed in the end.
Remember that Christ is the WORD and His wife is the WORDBRIDE. Every woman must answer the name of the husband and also must have his nature otherwise they must divorce and separate for two cannot work together unless they agree.
If we obey the Word, be one with Him in all things, then we are qualified to answer WORDBRIDE. This is the time the Bride must have made herself ready. Since you refused and neglected to agree, submit and depend on the Son of Man, how can he cloth you with His Security and righteousness?
Let us confirm this truth in the Scripture. Ephesians 5:22-27 “Wives, Submit yourself unto your own husband, as unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the Church: and He is the Saviour of the body.
Therefore as the Church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything. Husbands love your wives, even as Christ also loved the Church, and gave Himself for it.
That He might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the Word. That He may present it to Himself a glorious Church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be Holy and without blemish”. (KJV).
Let us balance it with Rev. 19:7-9 “Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to Him; for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and His wife hath made herself ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of Saints.
And He saith unto me, write, blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And He saith unto me, these are the true sayings of God”. (KJV)
Let us hear the Lord Jesus Christ on this matter in (Mathew 22 : 1 – 14) “And Jesus answered and spoke unto them again by parables, and said, the Kingdom of Heaven is like unto a certain King which made a marriage for His son; And sent forth His servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come,
Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, tell them which are bidden, behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready; come unto the marriage but they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise, And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them.
But when the King heard thereof, he was wroth; and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers and burned up their city. Then saith he to his servants, the wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy. Go ye therefore unto the light ways and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.
So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good; and the wedding was furnished with guests.
And when the King came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not a wedding garment: And he saith unto him, friend, how cameth thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.
Then said the King to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away; and cast him into outer darkness, there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. For many are called but few are chosen” KJV.
Brethren, we have to understand the hour and the side of prophecy we are fulfilling. Nobody is neutral in this all – important matter. What lesson did we learn from the scriptures we read above?
(1) Christ is the Bridegroom of His glorious Church or Bride. (2) The Bride must submit and subject to His Word which is His cleansing agent. (3) His aim is to present His Bride glorious, spotless and without any wrinkle unto Himself not another person.
This is what the Son of Man is constantly doing and I believe He must surely succeed because He has all it takes and His true Bride has accepted Him wholeheartedly and by his word we are made spotless.
(4) From the book of Revelations, this is an event that calls for joy and gladness. I mean the most glorious marriage (Wedding) between the Son of Man and His Bride.
So if you are not happy to be called into or married to Christ, shame on you! Because you have rejected the greatest privilege God has ever offered to mankind.
(5) The readiness of the Bride is very essential and is going on now. The consciousness of this immortality is paramount in our hearts now than ever! So if you think it is a joke, you have missed it already.
(6) One common feature here is that the Bride has one common dressing which is clean and white meaning the righteousness of the Saints.
Remember this righteousness is not attained but imputed by amazing grace because we have faith in Him. (7) Then from the parable of the Lord Jesus we saw that the people who were originally bidden to come, those who had the opportunity failed the King and paid dearly for it.
(8) Why did they fail? They had excuses bordering on selfish and earthly engagements which they preferred to the most important offer of their great salvation and eternity with God. Mostly merchandise crave for material acquisition led them to destruction.
(9) Those who disappointed, neglected and entreated God’s Word and Messengers spitefully even unto death were destroyed by the King through His armies of destruction. They were called murderers and were executed as criminals.
As we can see God’s armies are combat ready for destruction and the wave of this doom day is noised globally. No hiding place! Ordinary Covid-19 has grounded the world’s economy and has affected virtually all facet of human endeavor.
What will you say about the oncoming troubles, pestilences, diseases, disasters etc. No reasonable excuse before God for refusing so great salvation he has offered us through Christ the Son of Man, Apostle Peter Odoemena (Blessed be His Holy Name)
(10) This weeding must hold said the king who made an improvise immediately. Your disappointment became an opportunity to those who are grafted in at the dying minute.
Good and bad came in, Elect or no elect came in and the Lord did a quick work in their lives as he promised from the very beginning “That towards the last lap of this ministry, God can bring somebody in and perfect him/her within 24 hours”.
After all, the thief at the cross, though a condemned criminal was set free and included at the last minute. Can you ask God why? His faith in the Saviour of his day gave Him Salvation. So are people’s last minute faith in the revealed Christ and Saviour of this day even the Son of Man (Peter the Christ) is saving them now.
While people’s last minute faith are saving them people’s last minute unbelief is destroying them hence they are faithless and disqualified because of carelessness and stupidity.
(11) That God brought in some people at the dying minute did not stop him from supervising their faith and garment for their final approval hence he spotted out one that came in outside God’s approved way and was not clothed in God’s righteousness.
God is still mindful of His Word and through His Word He can make a sinner a saint in one second as long as that sinner met His requirement which is nothing but BELIEVE, TRUST, DEPEND, RELY, AND OBEY THE REVEALED CHRIST OF YOUR DAY! PERIOD!
(12) Finally, those who are disqualified are cast out, bound hands and feets into outer darkness for their eternal punishment and destruction. Many are called but few are chosen.
We were together in the fellowship before God sent us home but how many are now qualified and chosen? Everyone is showing his/her colour now. This is because one’s belief is his faith. His/her Faith shows who he/she is and where he/she is heading to.
Let us continue with the message “Assurance of Salvation” Page 37:44-50 “However, everybody is trying to fabricate something. Everybody is trying to manufacture a little thing. Nobody is saying Amen wholeheartedly. How can we then make it?
As long as you have no quietness, you have no peace, surely, do not rejoice. Quietness and peace, these two things are not negotiable. When you have them, you know. If you do not have them, you know?
Do you know that there is no peace with the wicked? A gossiper is a wicked person. He/she is always rioting within because anywhere he/she sees somebody gathering, he will be thinking that there is something they are discussing about him.
Maybe he have revealed it. If you summon a gossip for something very important, maybe for his own good, His heart will faint.
Because immediately his heart will go to one gossip he gossiped somewhere. “Maybe brother has heard it and summoned him this morning” Then he will be praying “God if you save me this morning, no more” But he will be surprised, when he gets there, brother will say a different thing and continue his way.
All I am saying is that, there is no peace with the wicked. As long as you have no peace, there is no quietness in your mind.
You are a wicked person. Whatever sacrifice you are giving to God it is an abomination. Many people are offering abominable sacrifices. Your dancing here is provoking God further. Your clapping of hands in this Church is provoking God further.
Even your touching of the Saints, God is not happy because you are a wicked person. Thus, if I have no quietness, I have no peace; let it be known to you that I am being deceived.
I am also deceiving myself. There is nothing like assurance of salvation”. Amen!
Brethren, we should stop at nothing until we are sure of our salvation in the revealed Christ of our day. When we truly believe, trust and obey His Words, then His Spirit will live in us.
It is His Spirit that will give us godly nature and peace. Only then can we have assurance of his salvation which is a definite experience.
We must be sanctified before our sacrifices will be accepted by God otherwise we will be stinking abominable before God.
FOR GOD HAD ALREADY DECREED IN HIS WORD THAT IT SHALL BE WELL WITH THE RIGHTEOUS. BUT THE UNGODLY, THE EVIL PEOPLE CAN NEVER SEE GOOD DAYS. IF GOD SAID IT, WHO CAN CANCEL IT? EVERY EVIL YOU DEVISE, EVERY SENSE YOU WANT TO RACK, BEFORE YOU DISPLAY IT, IT WILL BOOMERANG, FOR GOD HAS BUT A BAR BETWEEN THE EVIL AND THE RIGHTEOUS.
The Hour To Pulse And Think Vol 1 Page 75 Vs 25 Preached 6th Jan 2019 And The Hour To Pulse And Think Vol 1 Page 74 Vs 23
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GOD MUST PUNISH EVIL
Having heard the gospel of Salvation through the revealed Christ Himself, what result or fruit is it bearing and manifesting in our lives? The essence of the gospel is to reveal who God is, reveal what He loves and what He hates.
It also reveals and exposes the devil and his works, craftiness and attributes. The word also reveals how to escape from these evil ways devil introduced and propels continually making sure human beings become offensive before God.
His whole purpose is to cause man to miss Salvation that comes from God Simply because he Himself have been disqualified and condemned to destruction.
The gospel or good news reveals also God’s way of salvation which has always been made known through God’s message in every age.
From experiences and historical events we have confirmed that all that overlooked, neglected or disbelieved God’s provided way of Salvation perished.
If I may ask, why are people not taking God’s word or warnings Serious? I noticed that prominent among the reasons is not taking the word of God Serious.
People think that God does not mean what He says neither does He say what He mean; This has been the bane behind their unbelief which sometimes may be caused by their over familiarity to the vessel God is using in their day.
The Worst is that people hear about how God judged individuals, families, nations and generations yet they do not take the escape route seriously hence they will still meet the same fate.
Because God is Patient with sinners, expecting them to repent and follow His provided way of salvation; they now take it to mean cowardice on the side of God. This is the greatest display of foolishness, stupidity and ignorance.
God is not willing that any should perish but that sinners should come to repentance.
But if you sin away your days of grace, you have attracted God’s Judgment. Because, God does not Judge evil hastily, that is why evil men wax hot and hot in evil, Multiplying it every day until now the anger of God have risen! The worst condition is to turn from good to evil.
It is best to turn from evil to good than to turn from good to evil. Anyone who turns from good to evil become devil or Lucifer himself because Lucifer was Perfect in beauty, serving very well before pride and iniquity was found in Him.
Let us also remember that if a righteous Man or Woman turns from righteousness to do evil all his or her righteousness is forgotten. But God takes delight in seeing a wicked man or woman turning away from sin, evil or wickedness to righteousness.
Another lesson to learn is from the ordinary government setting. In every country, we have Constitution, Judiciary (Judges) and Security agents who execute all that were convicted, tried and Condemned of breaking the criminal law.
Some are executed by hanging, firing squad, electrocution etc. This punishment of evil helps the wise to hate evil and even respect themselves while the foolish ones will neglect the power of the Law until they are caught red handed.
Even in the Prison yard some are reprimanded while some people’s case are summarily concluded and marked “C.C.” meaning “Condemned Criminals”.
They may be eating and drinking waiting for the day of their execution which will come up when they do not expect. They are now existing at the mercy of the Government.
A fool says in his heart, there’s no God. If you are not saying such why are you not fearing God’s Judgment?
The clamour of sin may have blinded your eyes from seeing God as a consuming fire and God of Judgment. That may be why you are neglecting God’s great offer of salvation meaning that you have accepted His condemnation.
It will take the fear of God in a Man’s heart that will make him or her to hate evil and avoid it completely. This is because you know that God must surely judge evil, iniquity and wickedness.
Let us confirm it from the scriptures (Proverbs 11:21) “Though hand join in hand the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered” KJV.
Proverbs 16:5 “The Lord hates everyone who is arrogant; he will never let them escape punishment” GNB.
Proverb 12:7 “The wicked are overthrown and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand” KJV.
Proverb 12:19-22 “A liar has a short life, but truth lives on forever. Those who plan evil are in for a rude surprise, but the wicked have nothing but trouble. The Lord hates liars, but is pleased with those who keep their Word”. GNB
Isaiah 13:11 “And I will punish the world for their evil and the wicked for their Iniquity and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible” KJV.
Isaiah 3:10-11 “The righteous will be happy and things will go well for them. They will get to enjoy what they have worked for. But evil people are doomed; what they have done to others will now be done to them”. GNB
Considering the scriptures we read, it is very clear that God must surely punish every Evil and wickedness of men/women who refused to accept His Love and Mercy made visible through the revealed Christ who paid the Penalty of Sin and gives free Salvation to those who do not neglect it, but are declared righteous for accepting, believing, trusting relying, confiding, depending and having abiding Faith in Him in hope of His great Salvation. Amen.
Let us consider the Holy Quran on this Matter. Surah Chapter 2:159-162 “Verily, those who conceal the clear proofs, evidence and the guidance, while we have sent down after we have made it clear for the people in the Book, they are the Ones cursed by Allah cursed by The cursers.
Except those who repent and do righteous deeds, and openly declare (The truth which they concealed) These, I will accept their repentance. And I am the one who accepts repentance, the Most Merciful.
Verily, those who disbelieve, and die while they are disbelievers, it is they on whom is the Curse of Allah and of the Angels and of Mankind, Combined.
They will abide therein forever (Under the Curse of Hell), Their Punishment will neither be lightened, nor will they be reprieved” Surah 2:174-176 “Verily, those who conceal what Allah has sent down of the Book and purchase a small gain there with (Of worldly things) They eat into their bellies nothing but fire.
Allah will not speak to them on the day of Resurrection, nor purity them and their will be a painful torment.
Those are they who have purchased errors at the price of Guidance, and torment at the price of Forgiveness. So how bold they are (For Evil deeds which will push them) to the fire.
This is because Allah has sent down the Book in truth. And verily, those who disputed as regards the Book are far away in opposition”.
Brethren! Prophet Mohammad saw these people who despised and neglected God’s Salvation because of Unbelief and worldly enjoyment, even in their day as people that must face the Judgment, Curse and Punishment of Allah in Hell fire.
Let’s go further to read Surah 3:28-30 “Let not the believers take the disbelievers as (Supporters or Helpers) instead of believers and whoever does that will never be helped by Allah in any way, except if you indeed fear a danger from Them.
And Allah warns you against Himself (His Punishment) and to Allah is the Final return. Say (O Muhammad) Whether you hide what is in your breast or reveal it, Allah knows it, and He knows what is in the heavens and what is in the Earth.
And Allah is able to do all things”. On the Day when every person will be confronted with all the good he has done, and all the evil he has done, he will wish that there were a great distance between him and his evil.
And Allah warns you against Himself (His Punishment) and Allah is full of Kindness to (HIS) slaves”.
Prophet Mohammad saw the Judgment day when the Son of Man, Allah on two feet will separate believers from unbelievers in Judgment Everyone really will get his/her reward either good or bad depending on what they believe.
This is because everyone’s belief and faith is made manifest through His/her works. Evil people will certainly be confronted while God will show mercy to those who accepted His mercy.
ANYBODY THAT IS NOT FAITHFUL WILL NOT BE A PARTAKER OF HIS PROMISES. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE FAITHFUL AND WHAT IS FAITHFULNESS? TO BE FAITHFUL IS TO BE DEPENDABLE. TO BE FAITHFUL IS TO BE RELIABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY. IF YOU ARE NOT RELIABLE, YOU ARE NOT DEPENDABLE. NOBODY CAN EVEN HAVE CONFIDENCE IN YOU. YOU HAVE NO INTEGRITY TO PROTECT. NOBODY CAN CONFIDE IN YOU ON ANY MATTER AT ALL. IT GOES TO SHOW THAT YOU ARE NOT FAITHFUL.
SEVEN STEPS TO REALIZING THE PROMISES OF GOD HENCEFORTH. PREACHED FROM 6TH JAN 2008 TO 3RD FEB 2008 PAGE 104 VS 8
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THE FAITH OF THE FAITHFUL MUST BE TESTED
Let also consider Surah 29:2-6 “Do people think that they will be left alone because they say “WE BELIEVE”, and will not be tested? And we indeed tested those who were before them.
And Allah will certainly make known the truth of) those who are true and will certainly make (It) Known (the false hood of) those who are liars, (although Allah knows all that before putting them to test).
Or think those who do evil deeds that they can outstrip us (escape our punishment)?
Evil is that which they judge whoever hopes for the meeting with Allah, then Allah terms are surely coming and he is the All-Hearer, All-Knowing. And whosoever strives, he strives only for himself.
Verily, Allah stand not in need of any of the (mankind and all that exists).
Brethren believing God without passing the WORD TEST, leads to God’s disapproval. This is because the faith of the faithful must be tested for God to be convinced and confirm their faith in the revealed word in our day.
No academic institution certifies the credibility of any student without subjecting that student to test and examination just to ascertain his/her level of intelligence, comprehension and ability in all he/she was taught.
Another reason is that the institution wants to maintain her prestige and integrity- (As will only be confirmed through the quality of the Student they certified and graduated). Nobody’s faith or believe is accepted anyhow.
The life and faith of the individual believer must be tested to prove his/her faithfulness and spiritual genuinty. What are other reasons why people neglect God’s great salvation?
One of the reasons is lack of Value and interest. Other reasons could be unbelief and lack of fear of God and over-familiarity, because of the Divine Vessel God used to bring the great salvation. That the approved Vessel is your brother, father, friend, relation; towns man does not nullify the authenticity and reality of God’s Salvation through him.
This is because God is a Man and must always use a chosen Vessel to achieve all His programs.
Another impediment is worldliness-Crave for Material acquisition which is valued in the lives of all Earth bound people (unbelievers) surely the spirit of last days possesses those who neglect God’s Salvation to their hurt and awful disappointment.
ALL THAT MUST BE PARTAKERS OF THIS ETERNAL LIFE, MUST BE MADE ACCEPTABLE IN THE BELOVED WHOSE SIGNATURE IS FINAL, FOR HIM ALONE HAS THE FATHER SENT AND ALSO SEALED. NOT TWO SIGNATURES, ONLY ONE SIGNATURE. ONCE HE APPROVES OF YOUR FAITH THAT SETTLES IT.
BEWARE OF STUBBORNNESS WHICH IS IDOLATRY VOL 2(FLEE FROM IDOLS PART 3) PREACHED ON 2ND DEC 2018 PAGE 45 VS 64.
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ESCAPE FOR YOUR LIFE NOW
You salvation or destruction are all in your hands. If you want to escape pay heed to God’s only way of escape.
Do not relax or think all is well until you have God’s Assurance of Salvation which can only come through the revealed Christ (Messiah and Saviour of your day).
Hebrew 4:6-7 “Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief. Again, he limiteth a certain day saying in David, Today, after so long a time; as it said, Today if ye will hear his Voice, harden not your hearts” KJV
The same book of Hebrew 3:7-12 “Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost Saith, Today if ye will hear his Voice, Harden not your hearts as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness: when your Fathers tempted me, proved, and saw my Works forty years.
Wherefore I was grieved with that generation and said, they do always err in their heart; and they have not known my ways. So, I swore in my wrath, they shall not enter into my rest”.
Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you any evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God”. KJV
The worst thing that can happen to anybody is to try God’s patience, Challenge his authority and depart from His salvation. All these start from the heart. Believing and disbelieving starts in the heart.
If you play or neglect your time of salvation you have killed yourself like Lots wife. Let us Consider Gen. 19:15-17 “And when the Morning arose, then the angels hastened lot, Saying Arise, take thy wife and thy two daughters, which are here, lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city.
And while he lingered, the Men laid hold upon his hand and upon the hand of his wife and upon the hand of his two daughters; the Lord being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth and set without the City.
And it come to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed” KJV.
We should not forget that our own day was prophetic and related to the time of lot. God made a provision for safety only to Lot and his family; they were hastened out being held by hand by the angels for the time of destruction was imminent. That was indeed God’s Mercy.
BUT WE MUST NOTE THAT IN EVERY SALVATION MISSION THERE MUST BE A LAST MINUTE INSTRUCTION. The angels of destruction became the angels of Salvation to Lot’s family.
They were given the last minute safety instruction which determined their salvation. Lot and his two daughters obeyed but his wife refused and neglected the instruction as her manner has been and looked back. She became a pillar of Salt because of her disobedience to that last minute safety instruction.
If you were living in the days of Moses and refused to place the Blood on your door as the last minute Safety instruction, even if you were the most holy, the angel of death must strike your house.
So, as the Son of Man in this last minute is dragging out of us every unbelief, doubt, unfaithfulness and worldliness, if you fail to take his last minute instruction serious, He will not be liable for your destruction.
The last minute cleaning and re-awakening of the Bride has become very necessary to avoid having any casualty. Let us beware of last minute unbelief which leads to negligence, carelessness and ends in great disappointment.
Psalm 34:11-16 “Come, ye children, harken unto me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord. What man is he that desireth life and loveth many days, that he may see good? Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
Depart from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous and his ears are open unto their cry.
The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth”. (KJV) Proverbs 3:7 “Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord and depart from evil” KJV.
Proverbs 16:1-6 “The preparation of the heart is in man and the answer of the tongue, is from the Lord. All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the Lord weigheth the spirit.
Commit thy works unto the Lord and thy thought shall be established. The Lord hath made all things for himself; yes, even the wicked for the day of evil.
Everyone that is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord though hand joins in hand, he shall not be unpunished. By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil” KJV
Proverb 14:11-12 “The house of the wicked shall be overthrown; but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish. There is a way which seemeth right unto a Man, but the end thereof is the ways of death”. KJV
Psalm 111:10 “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do His commandments: his praise endureth forever”. KJV
Ecclesiastics 12:13-14 “Let us hear the Conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and Keep his Commandment for this is the whole duty of Man. For God shall bring every Work into judgment with every secret thing, whether it is good, or whether it is evil” KJV.
1 Cor. 4:5 “So you should not pass Judgment on anyone before the right time comes. Final Judgment must wait until the Lord comes; he will bring to light the dark secrets and expose the hidden purposes of people’s minds. And then all will receive from God the praise they deserve” (GNB)
Matthew 10:28 “And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to destroy both Soul and body in hell”. (KJV)
Hebrew 10:30 – 31 “for we know him that hath said, vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, the Lord shall judge his people. It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God”. (KJV)
Philippians 2:12 – 13 “So then, dear friends, as you always obeyed me when I was with you, it is even more important that you obey me now while I am away from you. Keep on working with fear and trembling to complete your Salvation, because God is always at work in you to make you willing and able to obey his own purpose”. (GNB)
Brethren, I decided to use many scriptures to confirm that those who know God fear Him. It is only the fear of God that keeps one from doing evil, because he/she knows that God must surely Judge evil no matter who is involved unless that person repents you are neglecting God’s great Salvation offered to you because you do not have His fear or the fear of his Judgment.
Remember, the closer a Man is to the deity is the more humble he/she becomes. And the mercy of God is only extended to those who fear Him because God’s fear makes a man humble, loyal and obedient.
You do not fear God because you do not have any supernatural experience that will make you see the deity in the Son of Man, (The Lord of Glory and the Judge of the whole Earth).
All the prophets, Apostles and the Lord Jesus Christ predicted the coming of the Son of Man (Apostle Peter Odoemena) blessed be His Holy Name, who is already here with us with all powers and authorities conferred on Him.
If you are playing or neglecting his power to save and to Judge (Even to destroy), it is because you do not have the fear of God in the first place and you don’t really belong to God.
If you are wise in your own eyes, you cannot depart from evil. Another evil that kills man is PRIDE; the person thinks that he/she is something.
The fear of God will make us know that we are nothing for God resists the proud and gives grace to the humble. A proud man does not obey God and he/she is an abomination unto the Lord. All abominable things must be destroyed.
Through the fear of God we know that he knows all about us and all our ways. Nothing to hide before Him, so we better know that it is only by mercy and truth that iniquity is purged.
Those that really fear God obey Him more in His physical absence for they know that he is omnipresence. Now we are at home worshipping God, only the fear of God will help us to obey with all our hearts.
Hypocrites obey only in His presence but God regards more the obedience from the pure heart demonstrated in His physical absence. What sustains every true elect of God is that he/she believes that God is with him/her always.
The fear, respect, love; reverence of God is in the heart of His Children always no matter the situation.
Only wisdom that comes from God’s fear will keep us away from evil as well as helping us never to neglect his word which is always his Salvation, Amen.
IF WE ARE BOASTING, WE MUST BOAST OF OUR OBEDIENCE TO THE FAITH. WE MUST NOT BOAST THAT WE ARE ALL IN THE ARK. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT COMING INTO THE HOUSE OF SALVATION AND PICKING THE SALVATION. YOU DO NOT WITNESS THE SALVATION, NO!, BUT YOU PICK THE SALVATION WHICH GOD HAS GIVEN TO US FREE OF CHARGE.
TRIUMPHANT ENTRY INTO PARADISE. PREACHED ON 1ST APRIL 2012. PAGE 74 VS 34.
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AVOID VAIN GLORY AND BOAST
Let us consider Jeremiah 9:23 – 24 “Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:
But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the LORD which exercise loving-kindness, Judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight saith the LORD” (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 9:11 – 12 “I realized another thing, that in this world fast runners do not always win the races, and the brave do not always win the battles.
The wise do not always earn a living, intelligent people do not always get rich, and capable people do not always rise to high positions. Bad luck happens to everyone.
You never know when time is coming. Like birds suddenly caught in a trap, like fish caught in a net, we are trapped at some evil moment when we least expect it” (GNB)
1Cor. 1:18-29 “For the message about Christ’s death on the cross is nonsense to those who are being lost; but for us who are being saved it is God’s power”.
The message of the Resurrected Body even the Son of Man is nonsense to those who are being lost that is why they disbelieve, disobey and neglect even the Salvation He offers.
“The scripture says, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise and set aside the understanding of the scholars”.
So then, where does that leave the wise? or the scholars? or the skillful debaters of this world? God has shown that this world’s wisdom is foolishness!
For God in his wisdom is foolishness! For God in his wisdom made it impossible for people to know him by means of the so called “Foolish” message we preach, God decided to save those who believe.
Jews want miracle for proof, and Greeks look for wisdom. As for us, we proclaim the crucified Christ, a message that is offensive to the Jews and nonsense to the gentiles”.
Brethren this is because people believe they could save themselves by their own power, wisdom or wealth. To us we are preaching the resurrected body of Christ whose original body has been revealed to us.
“But for those whom God has called, both Jews and Gentiles, this message Christ; who is the power of God and the wisdom of God. For what seems to be God’s foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and what seems to be God’s weakness is stronger the human strength.
Now remember what you were, my friends, when God called you. From the human point of view few of you were wise or powerful or of high social standing.
God purposely chose what the world considers weak in order to shame the powerful. He chose what the world looks down on and despises and thinks is nothing, in order to destroy what the world thinks is important. This means that no one can boast in God’s presence”. (GNB)
Ephesians 2:8 – 9 “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast” (KJV)
2 Timothy 1:8-9 “So do not be ashamed to testify about our Lord, or ashamed of me his prisoner; But join with me in sufferings for the gospel, by the power of God, who has saved us and called us to a holy life – not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace.
This grace was given in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time” (NIV). Cross cheek it with Romans 8:28 “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose” (KJV)
Let us hear Apostle Paul’s experience and confession on this matter in (2Cor. 12:1-10) “I have to boast, even though it doesn’t do any good. But I will now talk about visions and revelations given me by the Lord.
I know a certain Christian man who fourteen years ago was snatched up to the highest heaven (I do not know whether this actually happened or whether he had a vision – only God knows).
I repeat I know that this man was snatched to paradise (again, I do not know whether this actually happened or whether this was a vision – only God knows) and there he heard things which cannot be put into words, things that human lips may not speak.
So I will boast about this man but I will not boast about myself, except the things that show how weak I am. If I wanted to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be telling the truth.
But I will not boast, because I do not want any of you to have a higher opinion of me than you have as a result of what you have seen me do and heard me say.
But to keep me from being puffed up with pride because of the many wonderful things I saw, I was given a painful physical ailment, which acts as Satan’s messenger to beat me and keep me from being proud.
Three times I prayed to the Lord about this and asked him to take it away. But his answer was: “My grace is all you need, for my power is greatest when you are weak”.
I am most happy, then, to be proud of my weaknesses, in order to feel the protection of Christ’s power over me. I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardship, persecutions, and difficulties for Christ sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong” (GNB).
Glory be to God in the highest! We should really learn our lesson from this account of St. Paul. Where lies our boast or glory when we can do nothing without the revealed Christ of our day? Even our salvation is not our own making but by Grace through faith in the revealed Christ of our day even the Son of Man – the Lord Peter the Christ.
You can only boast and glory in your strength and achievement when you do not know God and is not in His presence. This is because, no man can boast or glory in God’s presence.
Let us pause and think here! This is another reason why people neglect God’s power to save them through Christ. God can only help the helpless. He can only give salvation to those who believe, trust and have faith in Him.
I had my own experience even in a hard way. This happened in 1995, when I was misinformed about God’s move by Bon Duika, now late, (Former Evangelist) that was in 1993, when I never knew He left the faith.
Then I was operating under the law, blinded to the true revelation of God’s grace. Do you know how God helped me from falling into their trap? While I was meditating about the move of God, I was in the dream where I heard the voice of the Son of Man condemning Bon Duika and indicting me through tape recorder I was listening to in that dream.
I woke up and became very much afraid having known that he Bon Duika has left the faith, and was left with nothing if not false report against the Son of Man and the Church. He even wrote letters against the Son of Man and circulated it round.
That was how I was delivered from his false report. Even when the Lord pardoned me I was still sorrowful because pardon is not pardon unless it was accepted. The Lord struck me down at the Altar.
That was a definite experience that placed the permanent fear of God in my heart. I saw an unseen hand come out of the Son of Man and struck me down during the Lord’s Supper sermon by the Son of Man.
Only the grace of God saved my life for the Lord Son of Man showed me mercy brought me back to life.
So brethren be very careful about the fallen elders, ministers, brothers, sisters, youths who are backsliding, blasphemous, disobedient, discouraged, tired, and full of evil reports.
Do not even welcome them in your house, and infact have nothing to do with them, follow God’s instruction in II John Verse 7-11 “For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.
Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward. Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God.
He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son. If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God’s speed. For he that biddeth him God’s speed is partakers of his evil deeds” KJV.
We are talking about the doctrines of the Son of Man handed down to us today. We should protect it with every godly zeal and jealousy. It must be true believers for the word of God calls for total separation from every unbelief.
Just like what happened to St. Paul on his way to Damascus. I have many other supernatural experiences, through sicknesses, afflictions and trials but the Lord saw me through. I have nothing to glory or boast for in this life.
The Son of Man (Apostle Peter Odoemena) blessed be his Holy Name, is my Lord and Saviour. In fact, whatever God is to me is what the Son of Man is to me. No difference! I am indebted to Him, to believe, trust, confide, depend, rely and have abiding faith in Him till eternity.
I am not ashamed of the gospel of My Lord Peter the Christ for He is my saviour and also the saviour to all who believe in Him for their Salvation.
Don’t wait until you have a hard experience like some of us he called from the very beginning rather I advise that you simply humble yourself and allow the Son of Man to work in your life and do the same work He does in all that he saves.
He is the same God and Christ of Yesterday, Today and Forever! If you have anything to boast outside Christ the Lord, the Resurrected Body revealed in our day count me out and be sure your strength, brilliance, oratory, riches, wealth, power, position, knowledge and what have you will fail you.
So escape for your life now! not tomorrow. Run to the Son of Man and see if you still have chance for time is swiftly running out against all unbelievers who have not welcomed the Messiah of our day for He is the judge of both the dead and the living.
No other place to hide.
Everyone can see that ordinary Covid-19 which started after God declared the judgment of the world has disarmed the entire world-power their strength and knowledge to save themselves.
Presidents, Governors, Senators, Security Men, Health Officers and all Powers and Principalities are shaking and will still shake the more mostly when God’s judgment starts in its fullness.
Where will you hide if you neglect this so great opportunity Christ even the Son of Man has offered you? The worst set of people is those who claimed to believe Him but have denied His Faith. Their Judgment is the greatest, Amen!
WE HAVE GOT THE REVELATION THAT HE IS IN THE ARK, AND BECAUSE HE IS IN THE ARK, HE IS THE SALVATION, HE IS THE ALL AND ALL WE HAVE, AND WE HAVE TO BELIEVE IT WITH ALL OUR HEARTS, THEN CONTINUE TO BELIEVE TO THE END. NO MATTER WHAT THE ENEMY MAY DO ALONG THE WAY, ONCE WE COME TO HIM, HE WILL DELIVER US; HE WILL GIVE US SALVATION AND ALSO THE DELIVERANCE.
WHAT IS YOUR OWN TESTIMONY ABOUT YOUR SALVATION? PAGE 72 VS 40. PREACHED ON 25TH MARCH 2012.
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THE DANGER OF WILFUL NEGLECT TO GOD’S PROVIDED SALVATION
God’s punishment is coming upon those who willfully neglected God’s love, Mercy and Grace for the Salvation of their Souls. Let us consider what the scripture said on this situation- Matthew 12:43-45
“When the unclean Spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places seeking rest and findeth not. Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and then when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept and garnished.
Then goeth he and taketh with himself seven other Spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation” (KJV)
Please do not allow yourself to fulfill this side of prophecy. Those who fulfilled it have no hope of restoration again. The Lord gave us a message titled “Beware of Second Spiritual Captivity”.
It happened because you neglected God’s great salvation, fell away and was recaptured into great destruction. You either get great Salvation or great destruction.
Romans 1:19-32 “Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead;
So that they are without excuse; because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
Professing themselves to be wise they became fools, and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and four footed beasts, and creeping things.
Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonor their own bodies between themselves: Who changed the truth of God unto a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the creator, who is the blessed forever.
For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections; for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature.
And likewise also the men, heaving the natural use of the women, burned in their lust one towards another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves the recompense of their error which was meet.
And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventers of evil things, disobedient to parents, without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful.
“Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them”.
Brethren, we have seen why God hands people over to reprobate mind. They fail to retain the knowledge and manifestation of God’s invisible nature and eternal power which are clearly made known to them.
Is there any age or dispensation God came so low as He revealed and manifest himself in this our age? Then why should falling away or negligence to this great Salvation be mentioned among us?
It is only unbelievers, make believers and hypocrites that will neglect and deny God’s Power to save. They have no other fate than eternal destruction.
So, let us make sure we remain truly in the faith of Christ revealed to us through the Son of Man Himself to avoid being rejected, discarded and punished eternally.
Another picture of this ugly situation can also be considered in (Hebrew: 6:4-8) “For how can those who abandoned” their faith be brought back to repent again? They were once in God’s light; they tasted heaven’s gift and received their share of the Holy Spirit; they knew from experience that God’s word is good, and they had felt the powers of the coming age.
And then they abandon their faith! It is impossible to bring them back to repent again, because they are again crucifying the Son of God and exposing him to public shame (GNB)
Let us hear the voice of the Elohim even the Son of Man on this matter. Follow me to the message “I CAN DO NOTHING OF MYSELF” Page 117 Verse 34, preached on Sunday 31st December 2000 by the Son of Man (Apostle Peter Odoemena) at the Household of God Onitsha.
“AS A MAN OF GOD, I BELIEVE THAT NOBODY IN THIS FAITH WANTS TO PERISH. BUT IF YOU WANT TO PERISH, YOU HAVE TO DO ONLY BUT ONE THING: ABANDON THIS FAITH AND GO TO ANY PLACE YOU WANT OR REMAIN IN THE CHURCH AND DO NOT LIVE THE LIFE OF OUR DOCTRINE.
THEN YOU WILL KNOW YOU HAVE ALREADY KILLED YOURSELF BECAUSE WHEN GOD COMES, HE WILL ONLY CLOTH THOSE WHO ARE ALREADY IN HIM; DRESSED IN HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS”. Amen!
This is pure truth from the mouth of God Almighty Himself. Many have already abandoned the faith spiritually and are still hanging on wearing the tag of membership of the Bride of Christ Ministry worldwide.
It is evident in their lives as they have constituted a burden to themselves and have become Sad News. If when others are getting more grounded and settled in this true faith of Christ you are tired, complaining, murmuring and desiring the world and it’s follies, give yourself a name and what is that name? SAD NEWS!
You have decided to kill yourself because you have forsaken and neglected so great Salvation you testified, Amend, heard, felt, touched, preached and witnessed! What a great loss, failure and misfortune? Better think now and run back to God Peradventure there is remedy.
Hebrew 10:25 – 31 “Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins; but a certain fearful looking for a Judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.
He that despised Moses’ Law died without mercy under two or three witnesses: of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden underfoot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?
For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, the Lord shall judge his people it is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God” (KJV)
II Peter 2:1 – 22 – Let us consider verses 4 – 9 and 20 – 22 “For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment:
And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eight person, a preacher of righteousness bringing flood upon the world of the ungodly; and turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an example unto those that after should live ungodly; And delivered just lot, vexed with the filty conversation of the wicked.
(For that righteous man dwelling among them in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds: the Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of Judgment to be punished”.
Verses 20-22 “For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.
For it had been better for them not to have known it, to turn from the Holy commandment delivered unto them. But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, the dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that’ was washed to her wallowing in the mire”. KJV
CONCLUSION
Brethren we thank God for His Love, Mercy and Grace for the coming of the SON OF MAN, APOSTLE PETER ODOEMENA; the greatest gift to our generation. He is Salvation to all God’s elects who have no other option than to welcome, accept, believe, trust in, confide in, rely on, depend on and above all have unshakable FAITH in Him.
His message also is a condemnation and judgment to all who rejects, disbelieves and are unfaithful to Him. Whatever reason they have for not welcoming Him, the Son of Man as their Messiah is unacceptable in the sight of God.
We have seen how destruction struck all that refused and neglected God’s great Provision for Salvation in their ages. Our own dispensation will not be an exception otherwise God will render apology to the individuals, families, nations and ages He judged in the past. But this I and you know that it is very impossible because they caused their destruction.
Anyone who rejects and neglects God’s great Salvation receives His great destruction! Anything you value more than God’s Salvation is what will destroy you.
Escape for thy Life now! Don’t pay deaf ear to the warnings of God. All the Prophets foretold the doom Day which is here already. God’s Salvation is by His WORD.
Whosoever has an ear let him/her hear the final bell and consider the hand writing on the wall. Fear God and depart from Evil. Do not think that God doesn’t mean what He is saying. Do not depend on your power, glory or boast for that will even hasten God’s anger on you.
Let us keep believing unto the saving of our Souls. Whosoever draws back will go to perdition. Remember it is not the will of God that you should perish. You are the one that chose to perish for neglecting and disbelieving God’s great Salvation in your day.
Remain blessed in him eternally and May all glory and praise be unto our saviour and Lord even the Son of Man, blessed be his Holy Name, Amen.